🌪️ Away Hurricanes 28-22-12 before this game

6–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CAR	3	1	2	6
BOS	0	1	1	2

Hurricanes at Bruins

Hurricanes beat Bruins 6–2 at TD Garden on February 28, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Feb 28, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Ron Francis

1 G, 3 A

3 shots · 24:20 TOI · +2

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Rod Brind'Amour

2 G

4 shots · 19:48 TOI · +1

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Bates Battaglia

2 A

4 shots · 19:52 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Ron Francis Go-ahead 1st · 00:59

Assists: Sami Kapanen, Sean Hill · beat John Grahame

1–0

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill 1st · 12:42

Assists: Bret Hedican, Ron Francis · beat John Grahame

2–0

🌪️ Kevyn Adams 1st · 14:29

Unassisted · beat John Grahame

3–0

2nd period

🐻 Bill Guerin PP 2nd · 13:07

Assists: Joe Thornton, Brian Rolston · beat Arturs Irbe

3–1

🌪️ Marek Malik 2nd · 15:12

Assists: Ron Francis, Erik Cole · beat John Grahame

4–1

3rd period

🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour PP 3rd · 00:50

Assists: Bates Battaglia, Ron Francis · beat John Grahame

5–1

🐻 Brian Rolston SH 3rd · 02:28

Unassisted · beat Arturs Irbe

5–2

🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour 3rd · 10:50

Assists: Bates Battaglia · beat John Grahame

6–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR BOS🐻

31 Shots on goal 18

1/13 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

16 Hits 23

9 Blocked shots 8

6 Takeaways 4

6 Giveaways 9

33 Penalty minutes 94

CAR shooting 19.4% (6/31) BOS shooting 11.1% (2/18)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

16/18

.889 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

John Grahame

25/31

.806 SV% · 6 GA · 59:54 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Battaglia · Francis · O'Neill 20:42

L2 Cole · Brind'Amour · Kapanen 18:13

L3 Gelinas · Daniels · Vasicek 10:43

L4 Langdon · Adams · Willis 9:01

D1 Hill · Hedican 22:24

D2 Wesley · Malik 19:08

D3 Ward · Wallin 14:04

🐻Bruins

L1 Rolston · Guerin · Murray 17:51

L2 Hogue · Stumpel · Thornton 14:32

L3 Zamuner · Samsonov · Axelsson 11:15

L4 Knuble · Bonvie 7:03

D1 Sweeney · O'Donnell 19:54

D2 Kultanen · Gill 17:30

D3 Murphy · Boynton 15:39

D4 Rivers 11:05

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ CAR vs BOS, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Bruins on February 28, 2002?

Hurricanes won 6–2.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Bruins?

The final score was Hurricanes 6, Bruins 2.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Rod Brind'Amour (2), Jeff O'Neill, Kevyn Adams, Marek Malik, Ron Francis.

Who scored for Bruins?

Bill Guerin, Brian Rolston.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 16 saves on 18 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

John Grahame made 25 saves on 31 shots (.806 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Bruins season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Feb 26

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Feb 26

Also on February 28, 2002

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